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Dear Opal,
Yesterday, I let my dog, Rover, out to go for a walk. He walks himself. I just let him go and he returns home later. Anyway, this time, my neighbor was backing up their car to go to work. Rover was sniifing their mailbox, and they ran over him! They said that they were sorry, and that they would buy me a new dog. Rover was one of a kind! No other dog could ever make up for him! I was angry with them at first, but then I thought about it some more. It was an accident, and I should forgive them. But should I make them give me the money? Please help!

Signed,
Saddest

Dear Saddest,
You shouldn’t sue them! They’ll probably win anyways. If you try to make them give you money, just by saying that you loved that dog, they’ll put you in therapy. Believe me, I know. You can’t dwell on that forever. I feel exactly the same way when I run out of truffles. But I always go to the store and buy more. Stuff happens. You’ll find another dog. Maybe it’ll even be better than Rover. You should forgive them, and forget, because if you try to get revenge, you’ll end up in a prison like the one I’m writing this advice from. Hope this helps!

Comments on This Post

Oh yay! Another Haven Herald! Wow, the major changes in this one really make it better. I liked the is your character a mary sue test thingy. Hmm… the comics won’t show, but I think thats my computer’s problem. Anyhoo, Congrats to everyone who won. 🙂
Great job everyone who worked on this edition of the Haven Herald! It was once again, totally awesome!

No, it’s not your computer… The server where I uploaded that comic
collapsed early today… That comic was working last night! I’ll fix it
as soon as possible [which is a few hours since I am in school right
now].

Awesome issue! But I can’t see the comic… Congratulations to HollyShort9 for being member of the month! Congratulations to holly_s for being newbie of the Month! Congratulations to PhoenixRSA for winning the contest! And congratulations to everyone who won an award!

Hey guys! Great issue. Love the changes! Sorry I haven’t been on in forever. Very busy. Too busy to write full sentences.
EXTREME CONGRATS EVERYONE WHO WON THE FANFICTION CONTEST! I ran out of time to write mine. I wouldn’t have won anything anyway. Those are way better than mine ever would be!
Shoot, Opal, you made my Trance character sound like a total Mary Sue! 44 points, at least. Made me completely abandon my Life of Lies story, too. *rushes to the Word Processor and makes major changes to character.* Damn you! Joking, joking. Thanks for pointing out the flaws.

Congrat to all who won!!!!!! *claps*
i love this issue, and the idea of having comic is brillant! i’ll go to fill the servey after this.
Oh, i want to see SPIDERWICK (movie),i like Freedie Highmore’s movie, he acts so good. My Dad is going to bring me to cinima this Sunday!
And…. can’t want for The Time Paradox!!!!!

Hey there,Thank you for mentioning Rosy and me on your brilliant blog. Fanfiction is a great way to start writing. I’m guessing some of your readers are younger than me (my daughter is 20) and for writers of all ages, fanfiction is an excellent way to learn writing skills and to share your work with a (hopefully) willing audience.I used to write stories when I was at junior school but stopped until I was 42 – when North & South came on TV and inspired me and a lot of other people. My one piece of writing advice? DON’T wait until you are that old to start writing! Forget about what other people might say and just do it. You never know where it might lead and if you enjoy writing, don’t let anyone stop you.By the way, my first book, Decent Exposure, has been optioned for a TV movie by Fox. I don’t know if it will be made – but it all stems fom writing fanfic. I’m sure Rosy will come here and tell you her view on fanfic too.Phillipa Ashley

Great article! Like Phillipa, I’m another oldie, who didn’t discover fanfic – and through it, fiction writing generally – until I was a mum. But fanfic is certainly a great training ground for writers – limbering up using someone else’s characters and settings is such an easy way to begin, and the support, friendship and feedback available on sites like this are brilliant. Then you can go on from there to develop your own original stories if you want – or just carry on sharing the characters you love with others who love them, too. Neither Phillipa nor I had written any fiction before we tried out hand at fanfic in 2005 – and now we each have our third novel ready for publication later in the year and are working on our fourth…

OH NOOO!!! I entered the wrong story! Editors! Just so you know, that contest entry was the wrong one! Untimely meeting was the one that should have been entered! I REALLY should have deleted a fatal mistake! That was my worst story ever! Please remove my entry! I forfeit my title! Just PLEASE don’t let people see that one! Untimely meeting should have gotten credit!

*first comment dance that’s not on fanfiction* I ♥ the comic! My fav part! I also liked the Mary Sue and Gary Stu test thingamigig. That helps a lot! Comic rocks. ‘ with fanfiction, we basicly own your soul, Artemis.’ Hee-Hee! PS: How do you become one of the Haven Herald team? It sounds like a great job! Excellent everybody who helped make this! It’s awesome.